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9-letter words containing l, o

  • body plan — Biology. the basic shape of members of an animal phylum; the general structure each individual organism assumes as it develops. Compare bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry.
  • body slam — a wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on his or her back.
  • body-line — denoting or relating to fast bowling aimed at the batsman's body
  • body-slam — to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
  • bodyshell — the external shell of a motor vehicle
  • boieldieu — François Adrien [frahn-swa a-dree-an] /frɑ̃ˈswa a driˈɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1775–1834, French composer.
  • boil away — When you boil away a liquid, or when it boils away, it is boiled until all of it changes into steam or vapour.
  • boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
  • boil over — When a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container.
  • boil-over — an unexpected result.
  • boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
  • boilingly — in a boiling manner
  • bojanglesBill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
  • bold face — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in this dictionary
  • bold type — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in a dictionary
  • bold-face — type or print that has thick, heavy lines, used for emphasis, headings, etc. This is a sample of boldface.
  • boldfaced — impudent or forward in manner
  • bolection — a stepped moulding covering and projecting beyond the joint between two members having surfaces at different levels
  • boliviano — (until 1963 and from 1987) the standard monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos
  • bollywood — the Indian film industry
  • bolognese — of or relating to Bologna or its inhabitants
  • bolograph — a record made by a bolometer
  • bolometer — a sensitive instrument for measuring radiant energy by the increase in the resistance of an electrical conductor
  • bolshevik — Bolshevik is used to describe the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
  • bolstered — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
  • bolt boat — a boat suitable for use in rough seas.
  • bolt down — fasten, secure sth
  • bolt hole — a hole in the ground, protected opening in bushes, etc., into which an animal can flee when pursued or frightened.
  • bolt-hole — If you say that someone has a bolt-hole to go to, you mean that there is somewhere that they can go when they want to get away from people that they know.
  • boltzmann — Ludwig (ˈluːtvɪç). 1844–1906, Austrian physicist. He established the principle of the equipartition of energy and developed the kinetic theory of gases with J. C. Maxwell
  • bomb belt — a belt carrying explosives which is worn around the waist by a suicide bomber
  • bombilate — to make a buzzing noise
  • bombshell — A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
  • bondslave — a person held in bondage.
  • bone cell — a cell found in bone in any of its functional states; an osteoblast, osteoclast, or osteocyte.
  • bone idle — very idle; extremely lazy
  • bone meal — Bone meal is a substance made from animal bones which is used as a fertilizer.
  • boneblack — a black residue from the destructive distillation of bones, containing about 10 per cent carbon and 80 per cent calcium phosphate, used as a decolorizing agent and pigment
  • bonilasse — an attractive young woman
  • bonnibell — a pretty girl
  • boobialla — any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Myoporum, esp M. insulare
  • book club — A book club is an organization that offers books at reduced prices to its members.
  • book gill — the gill of a horseshoe crab, composed of numerous membranous structures arranged like the leaves of a closed book.
  • book list — a list of books, especially a list of recommended or required readings.
  • book lung — the respiratory organ of a spider, scorpion, or other arachnid, composed of thin, membranous structures arranged like the leaves of a book.
  • book tile — a flat, cellular roofing tile having two parallel edges one of which is convex and the other concave, so that a number may be fit together edge to edge between rafters, joists, etc.
  • booklight — a small light that can be clipped onto a book for reading by
  • booklouse — any small insect of the order Psocoptera, esp Trogium pulsatorium (common booklouse), a wingless species that feeds on bookbinding paste, etc
  • booklover — a person who enjoys reading books.
  • bookplate — A bookplate is a piece of decorated paper which is stuck in the front of a book and on which the owner's name is printed or written.
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